Grand Mill

The 7-storey Grand Mill in Gdansk was built in the mid-16th century on a channel of the Radunia River, and served as a granary and a bakehouse as well as a corn mill. Its stones were powered by 18 overshot 5 m diameter waterwheels. It operated until 1945 and was reconstructed after war damage in the 1960s. All the machinery was removed, but it remains a conserved historic monument. After several years of use as a shopping centre and renewed restoration now it houses an amber museum. In the 15th century it was the largest building in Europe concerned with manufacturing.

Grand Mill
Wielki Mlyn
Wielkie Młyny 16
80-849 Gdańsk
Poland
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